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I start gathering some paints, varnish, oils and what not so I am looking at a safe storage solution. I found that cabinet from Home depot.

What you guys think for a small shop, is it good enough and what I need to do to make sure it's all safe. Do I need to put any fire retardant behind it or else?

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Mario

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I would try and get a „fire proof“ one right away. In my opinion, the piece of mind this gives is worth some extra cost. Especially if you think about the possibility of your work/tools being in flames. [emoji6]

I would try and get a „fire proof“ one right away. In my opinion, the piece of mind this gives is worth some extra cost. Especially if you think about the possibility of your work/tools being in flames. [emoji6]

You understand the danger of having this stuff in your home/garage/shop. And you are wanting to do something, so do it right. Just putting in any cabinet doesn't solve anything, you still are going to have the concern. Additionally, by buying the flame proof one and putting stuff in there, if the worst case does happen, it could save your home/property/life. But also if it doesn't fully contain things, when the fire company does come and the insurance company comes they will see you were doing the right thing and you won't have to worry if they will drop your claim and say you were improperly storing stuff.

This article provides detailed plans for making your own plywood flammables cabinet that has the same properties as the ones that meet various codes, and the video explains the advantages of plywood cabinets over metal cabinets, as surprising as that may be:

This article provides detailed plans for making your own plywood flammables cabinet that has the same properties as the ones that meet various codes, and the video explains the advantages of plywood cabinets over metal cabinets, as surprising as that may be:

That scimatco test in the video was interesting. Before watching it I discounted it because they are pushing their plywood cabinets over everyone else's steel cabinets. But the internal temperature rise in the steel vs. plywood cabinet is stark to say the least! And I don't think it was mentioned above, but there are flame retardant paint additives for latex paints as well, so if you decide to make your own....

I had the same reaction when I first read about plywood flammables cabinets, but the data and the video are persuasive. The basic idea is that wood is such a good thermal insulator that even when the outside of the cabinet is on fire, the inside of the cabinet has only a small rise in temperature. A metal cabinet can warp in a fire, allowing hot gasses to enter.

Zoro has a collection of signs that contain the symbols which might work. The adhesive backed vinyl is about $6 and a metal sign is about $12. If you have a Grainger near you, just order from there for local pick up to avoid the shipping charges.